Christmas Bell Paint Shop Pro Tutorial

Using Version 9, most likely can be done in other versions as well. Except version,7 you can download those selections, here

by Jane's Haven

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My Gold Gradient and Berries Image Here.

Place the gradient in your gradient folder, open the berries in PSP.

Unzip the selections in a folder of your choice.

Don't forget the save often.

1.Open a new transparent image, size; 565X510.

2.Add a new layer, name it, left bal, load the, 01-leftballl selection. Flood fill with the Gold Gradient provided with these setting, repeats; 0, use the sunburst style with invert unchecked. Add an inner bevel with the following settings. Deselect.

3. Add a new layer, name it, right bow, load the, 02-rightbow selection, flood fill with color; #c40000. Invert selection and add a drop shadow with the following settings.

Vertical and Horizontal; 0

Opacity; 100

Blur; 22.00

Color; #540202

Deselect.

4, Add a new layer, name it, right bow shading, load the, 03-rightbowshading selection, flood fill with; #640606. Deselect and go to adjust blur, average, with a setting of,9.

5. Add a new layer, name it, left bell top, load the, 04-leftbelltop selection, flood fill the the gold gradient provided or a gradient of your choice, use the following settings in the material properties, angle; 110, repeats; 0, style; liner, invert; not checked. Float selection and add a cutout with the following settings.

Vertical and Horizontal; 2

Opacity; 100

Blur; 27.00

Color; #92741a

Repeat the cutout, changing the vertical and horizontal to, minus3.

Deselect.

6. Add a new layer, name it, left bow, load the 05-leftbow selection, flood fill with; #c40000. Invert and add the following drop shadow.

Vertical and Horizontal; 0

Opacity; 100

Blur; 22.00

Color; #540202

Deselect.

7.Add a new layer, name it, left bow shading, load the 06-leftbowshading selection. Flood fill with; #640606.Deselect and go to adjust, blur, average, with a setting of; 9.

8. Add a new layer, name it, right ribbon 1,load the, 07-rightribbon1 selection, flood fill with; #d00808. Deselect and go to adjust, brightness and contrast, use a setting of, brightness; minus 30, contrast; 0.

9. Add a new layer, name it, right ribbon 2, load from disk the, 08-rightribbon2, flood fill with the same red color and deselect. Click on the eyes to close all layers except the two right ribbon layers, Merge visible Now go to selections, select all, then float, then defloat, Invert and add a drop shadow with the following settings. Name this layer, right ribbon.

Vertical and Horizontal; 0

Opacity; 100

Blur; 8.00

Color;#540202

Deselect

10. Add a new layer, name it, right bell top, load the, 09-rightbelltop selection, flood fill with the gold gradient, angle; 52, repeats; 0, invert; not checked ,style; linear. Float selection and add a cutout with the following settings.

Vertical and Horizontal; 2

Opacity; 100

Blur; 27.00

Color; #92741a

Repeat the cutout, changing the vertical and horizontal to, minus 2.

11.Add a new layer, name it, leaf 1, load the, 010-leaf1 selection, flood fill with; #366e36. Invert selection and add a drop shadow with the following settings.

Vertical and Horizontal; 0

Opacity; 100

Blur; 5.00

Color; #162816

Deselect.

Steps 12-13-14. For these next three steps, repeat the above. Adding anew layer for each leaf. First loading the, 011-leaf2, next,012-leaf3 and 013-leaf4. Add the same drop shadow for each leaf.

15. Add a new layer, name it, leaf shading, load the, 013a-leafshading selection. Flood fill with color; #203a20, deselect and go to adjust, blur, average with a setting of; 3.

16.Add a new layer, name it, right bell bottom, load from disk, the, 014-rightbellbottom selection, flood fill with the gold gradient angle; 90. Deselect..

17. Add a new layer, name it, right trim 1, load the, 015-righttrim1 selection, flood fill with the gold gradient, in the material properties use these settings, linear style, angle; 90, repeats; 0, invert unchecked. Add an inner bevel with the following setting. Deselect and go to adjust, add noise, add noise, with these settings; uniform, 30 and monochrome checked.

Steps. 18, 19. For the next 2 steps, repeat the above, loading first the, 016-righttrim2 selection, then the, 017-righttrim3. Add anew layer for each selection, flood fill and add an inner bevel and add noise.

20. Add a new layer, name it, right stem, load the, 018-rightstem selection, flood fill with the gold gradient, change the angle to; 37. Add the same inner bevel as in step 17 changing the angle to; 20. Deselect.

21. Add a new layer, name it, right ball, load the, 019-rightball selection, flood fill with the gold gradient, same settings and add an inner bevel using the Round Preset. If you don't have the round preset see settings below. Deselect.

22. Add a new layer, name it, left trim, load the, 020-leftttrim1 selection, flood fill with the gold gradient, change the angle to; 126. Add the same inner bevel as in step 17. Go to adjust, add noise, add noise, with these settings; uniform, noise; 30, monochrome checked. Deselect.

Steps 23 and 24. Repeat the last step for the next two selections, which are, 021-kefttrun2 and 022-lefttrrim3.

25. Add a new layer, name it, right trim 4, load the 023-righttrim4 selection, flood fill with the gold gradient, change the gradient angle to; 221. Add the same inner bevel as in step 17. Deselect.

26.Add a a new layer, name it, left ribbon 1, load the, 024-leftribbon1 selection, flood fill with color; #d00808 and deselect,

27. Add a new layer, name it, left ribbon 2. load the 025-leftribbon2 selection, flood fill with the same red color red and deselect. Go to adjust, brightness and contrast with the following setting; brightness; minus 30, contrast; 0. In the layer palette, click on all the eyes except the two left ribbons layers and merge visible. Name layer, left ribbon. Go to selections, float and defloat and add a drop shadow with the following settings.

Vertical and Horizontal; 0

Opacity; 100

Blur; 8.00

Color;#540202

Deselect

Don't forget to view all layers.

28. Add a new layer, name it berries, load the 026-berries selection, open the berries provided and copy, go back to the main image and past into selection. Deselect. Your Christmas Bell is complete.

To save as a picture tube, merge layers visible. if you want to add a background, hide the background layer, which is the very last layer at the bottom, and merge visible. To save as a jpg, go to file, export, JPG optimizer, I use the wizard.

A Huge Thank You Goes Out to My Special Friend, Cellar. Beautiful Results.